Applying and Scaling Scrum Practices

This unit builds on foundational Scrum concepts to focus on practical application, backlog and sprint management, and scaling Scrum across organizations. Students practice estimation, planning, events facilitation, and assess how Scrum values and roles reduce risk and improve investment control in diverse industry contexts.

Learning Objectives

• Analyze how Scrum values, roles, artifacts, and ‘done means releasable’ practices reduce project risk and improve investment control across contexts
• Apply common product backlog practices, estimation techniques, and sprint planning to produce a releasable sprint backlog for a simulated product
• Demonstrate facilitation of key Scrum events (Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Sprint Retrospective) and coordinate scaled approaches (Scrum of Scrums, LeSS) in cross-functional scenarios
• Evaluate the suitability of Scrum and required adaptations for different industries, tools, and external forces, and recommend alignment with company strategy